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OSC hosts ICICLE meeting, planning for year three of artificial intelligence project (Oct 25, 2023)
National Science Foundation-funded initiative develops cyberinfrastructure for widespread AI usage and research COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct 26, 2023) — 

As a partner of the National Science Foundation-funded Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute for Intelligent Cyberinfrastructure (CI) with Computational Learning in the Environment (ICICLE), the Ohio Supercomputer... Read more

Higher education institutions receive major bandwidth, security upgrades through GEER funding (Oct 10, 2023)
Through public-private partnerships, OARnet has completed technology upgrades for colleges and universities across Ohio COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct 25, 2023) — 

When the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a rapid move to online instruction, research and administration, OARnet realized that many colleges and universities would need technology upgrades to meet the demand. The Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) awarded more than $10 million in Ohio... Read more

OARnet 2022-23 Annual Report (Sep 29, 2023)
Annual report highlights GEER-funded upgrades for higher education, 100 Gbps upgrade for K-12, collaboration with CyberOhio and more.COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct 3, 2023) — 



Greetings,

As we celebrate 35 years, I am pleased to share OARnet’s 2022-23 fiscal year annual report, which highlights our impact on the communities we serve as well as major initiatives underway that benefit the State of Ohio. In this year’s report you... Read more

OARnet holds fall 2023 Member Meeting in conjunction with national meetings of The Quilt, National Science Foundation (Sep 29, 2023)
Thirty-fifth anniversary celebration caps biannual meeting to discuss progress of broadband, security and shared services initiatives. COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sep 29, 2023) — 

The Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet) held its fall 2023 Member Meeting in conjunction with the national meetings of The Quilt and the National Science Foundation’s Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) program, held in downtown Columbus on Sept. 26.

Pankaj Shah,... Read more

National Science Foundation grant will support long-term sustainability plan for OSC's Open OnDemand (Sep 27, 2023)
New project advances high performance computing web portal deployed at hundreds of sites around the world. COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sep 28, 2023) — 

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) $1.5 million in funding to create a new governance organization for Open OnDemand, a web portal that provides easy access to high performance computing (HPC) resources, to ensure the long-term sustainability of... Read more

5G-OH and OARnet internship program invests in the future broadband workforce (Sep 25, 2023)
Ohio State initiative collaborates with OARnet to establish broadband internship that provides future network professionals with real-world experience today.COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sep 26, 2023) — 

To support workforce development for the ever-increasing broadband and wireless technology industry, the 5G and Broadband Connectivity Center (5G-OH) at The Ohio State University has partnered with OARnet to create an internship program that provides... Read more

North Dakota State University deployed Open OnDemand, improving HPC features, access and education (Sep 15, 2023)
The university’s Center for Computationally Assisted Science and Technology helps prepare researchers for an increasingly computational environmentCOLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct 5, 2023) — 

The Center for Computationally Assisted Science and Technology (CCAST) at the North Dakota State University (NDSU) provides high performance computing (HPC) resources to NDSU and various other institutions within North Dakota. With more than 12,000 CPU cores and... Read more

Open OnDemand aids engineering school’s supercomputing curriculum (Sep 5, 2023)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct 19, 2023) — 

In 2019, the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) unveiled a major addition to its campus: the Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall, featuring Rosie the supercomputer. The facility opened in the wake of the launch of MSOE’s bachelor’s degree in computer science, with a curriculum focused on the growing field of artificial intelligence.

Alumnus Dwight Diercks, who along with his wife... Read more

University of Maine scientist relies on OSC resources for data-intensive research on pathogen infections in wildlife (Aug 30, 2023)
Special partnership provides University of Maine faculty, staff and students with OSC’s computing powerCOLUMBUS, Ohio (Nov 7, 2023) — 

University of Maine scientist Pauline Kamath conducts research on the dynamics of infectious diseases that can spread among wildlife, with the use of the high performance computing (HPC) resources at the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC). Kamath, an associate professor of animal health, analyzes genetic,... Read more

Idaho National Laboratory study demonstrates the impact of incorporating Open OnDemand into an HPC environment (Aug 29, 2023)
Idaho National Laboratory adopted Open OnDemand as a high performance computing web portal over several years, documenting the process to illustrate the benefits of science gateways.COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sep 12, 2023) — 

The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) developed the Open OnDemand platform with the aim of making high performance computing (HPC) easier for anyone needing to do data-intensive work. After adopting the platform on their systems,... Read more

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